Physical Therapy

I had a really good PT appointment yesterday. She did all these tests for pes anserine bursitis and she thinks that i actually have/had tedonitis in my hamstring since the pain was localized above and not below the back of my knee. It's still a little tender but feels so much better. She showed me some really good exercises and stretches (some of which I was already doing and are really helping) and gave me a good plan for easing back into running for the next two weeks.

The neatest part though was watching a video of myself running. I carry one arm higher than the other and I also turn my knees in a little so some of the exercises should correct that.

Also, the video was really cool for a totally non-PT related reason. I know I have a lot of issues with body dysmorphia (meaning, in my case, I always think that I'm much heavier and less muscular than I actually am) and when I saw a video of myself on the treadmill it was almost like I was looking at someone else's body at first. I was like "wow, she's really strong!" before I realized that I was looking at myself. It made me feel really good.

happiness is ...

okay, so i know i haven't been updating but in all honesty training updates are kind of boring (at least as i write them) so i just kind of bagged doing that

for a general update, I was happy do discover that my normal 1:30:00 ride is actually 29 as opposed to 26 miles so I'm training faster than I thought!

in other news, i have managed to injure my knee but i don't think it's too bad. i have pes anserine bursitis in my left leg. i stayed off it for 10 days and i start PT for it today. i ran 30 minutes easy yesterday and it felt pretty okay but i was definitely stiff afterwards. i think it might be in part related to the fact that i had literally run the soles off of my second pair beloved saucony sinisters.

so now, armed with a new pair of slightly more cushioned shoes (asics gel-nimbus) i am hoping to make a full recovery.

keep on keepin' on

The last two weeks have been a little bit of a challenge. I had minor surgery on the 1st so I ended up not making my goal hours last week. I should have done 17:30:00 but ended up only doing 14:10:00.

Luckily, this week was an "off" week so I only had 9:55:00 scheduled. It was a little challenging just due to weather and what not but every workout felt pretty damn good.

Swim x 3: 6,700 yds - 2:55:00
Bike x 2: 65.2 miles - 3:35:00
Run x 3: 23.2 miles - 3:32:00

Scheduled Hours: 9:55:00
Actual Hours: 10:02:00

All in all a good week. I feel rested and ready for my impending 15:30:00 week. Taking yesterday completely off from training was definitely a good idea.

onward!

* an afterthought, anyone who actually reads this and cares to look, my training log is here

completely complete

So I completed my hours for last week

Swim: 5.2 Miles - 4:00:00
Bike: 113 Miles - 6:35:00
Run: 25.6 Miles - 4:00:00

Total: 14:35:00

This week I have 17:30 scheduled. It's Wednesday and I've completed 6.5 Hours.

My goals for the week are:

Swim: 3 Hours (2 done)
Bike: 10 Hours (I have a century ride scheduled with my team later this week) (3:05 done)
Run: 4.5 Hours (1:30 done)

I am also having surgery on Friday but it's not too major so hopefully it won't get in the way of being able to ride 100 miles on saturday ha ha.

sick

so i fell a little short on my training this week due to having the flu but I still feel like i got a solid week in.

Swim: 2 hours - 4700 yards
Bike: 2.5 hours - 45 miles (some on a trainer)
Run: 3.5 hours - 23.9 miles

Goal: 9:55
Actual: 8:00

This week I have 14:30 scheduled. I already wrote out my week schedule so here's to hoping i can stick with it!

Start Today

My earnest ironman training starts today. I am on an annual training plan (hereinafter ATP) which will afford me the flexibility to fit my workouts in when I can with school and work.

So far I'm off to a good start. After 1.5 years of saying I would, I joined a 7 AM masters swim group at my school and swam this morning at 7:05 (I was late due to a flat tire on the way in). I have really neglected my swimming in the last month so I was psyched that I was bringing in my 100s (yards) comfortably between 1:20 and 1:25.

Anyway, this week's goals:

ATP: 9:55
Swim: ~3 hours
Run: ~3.5 hours
Bike: ~3.5 hours
(lift twice if I can, I need to find out from my coach if this factors into my ATP hours or not)

The swimming will definitely be the most challenging since I hate getting up early but I'm really glad that I paid my money because I know that I will make myself go to anything I have paid for.

Training in Paradise

I just got back from my trip to Tahiti with my family and I wanted to share a few of the pictures, mostly to prove to any naysayers that I did, in fact, train while I was in 90+ degree tropical heat.

me running with my sister, lucy



me running with lucy while lucy yells at me for letting our dad take a picture of our butts.



me running with dad (picture taken by a pissed off lucy)



me doing a hybrid swim/weight/aquajogging workout



recovery